Life expectancy in Maldives
Maldives: Life expectancy was 81.04 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.04 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
49th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.04 years
in 2023
All-time low
36.49 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Maldives, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Maldives is 81.04 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Maldives peaked at 81.04 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.49 years, in 1950.
Maldives ranks 49th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Maldives, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 36.49 years | — |
| 1951 | 37.08 years | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 37 years | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 36.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 36.95 years | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 37.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 37.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 37.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 37.59 years | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 37.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 38.24 years | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 38.65 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 39.09 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 39.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 40.15 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 40.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 41.41 years | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 42.11 years | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 42.85 years | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 43.65 years | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 44.52 years | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 45.45 years | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 46.43 years | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 47.46 years | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 48.53 years | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 49.65 years | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 50.75 years | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 51.84 years | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 50.45 years | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 53.87 years | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 54.82 years | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 55.73 years | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 56.61 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 57.48 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 58.34 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 59.18 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 59.99 years | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 60.79 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 61.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 62.38 years | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 63.15 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 63.91 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 64.66 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 65.43 years | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 66.2 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 67.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 68.52 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.16 years | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 71.66 years | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.36 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.26 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 73.01 years | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.78 years | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 75.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 75.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 76.37 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 76.76 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.14 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 77.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 78.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 78.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.23 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 79.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 79.71 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.71 years | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 78.05 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.76 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 81.04 years | +0.3% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 81.04 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 81.04 years is above the median for South Asia, which is 73.82 years, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.14 years | 36.49 years | 37.89 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.65 years | 38.24 years | 43.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.9 years | 44.52 years | 53.87 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.69 years | 54.82 years | 62.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.6 years | 63.15 years | 70.16 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.93 years | 70.89 years | 76.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.33 years | 76.76 years | 79.71 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.64 years | 78.05 years | 81.04 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 46 United Kingdom 81.3 years compare
- 47 Bahrain 81.28 years compare
- 48 Chile 81.17 years compare
- 50 Isle of Man 81 years compare
- 51 Costa Rica 80.8 years compare
- 52 Taiwan 80.56 years compare
More health data for Maldives
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,560 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Maldives?
- Life expectancy in Maldives was 81.04 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 81.04 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.49 years in 1950.
- How does Maldives rank for life expectancy?
- Maldives ranks 49th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.